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As the longest-serving mayor in recent history, Vincent “Buddy” Cianci of Providence, Rhode Island remains one of the country’s most controversial political figures. Cianci’s unflagging…
Unto the Daughters is a historical mystery and family story that unwraps layers of family, honor, memory, and fear to reveal an honor killing in…
Jack Zipes, University of Minnesota, and Joseph Russo, Haverford College The true treasures of European folklore are buried not in Germany, but in Sicily, and…
Filled with clips from classic films and an all-star list of interviewees, Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans and the Movies takes a comprehensive look at the…
Grace Russo Bullaro (Lehman College) In films of the New Italian Cinema such as Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960), and Ciao, Professore! (1992), the…
With humor and poignancy, these stories expose the social and sexual turmoil of men and women in “the old age of youth.” In “The Knife…
Poem in Action captures the world of poet Vincent Ferrini and his commitment to the unity of art and life in what he called “the…
Dorothy Louise Zinn (Università degli Studi della Basilicata) Ernesto De Martino (1908-1965) is widely acknowledged to be a founding figure of cultural anthropology in Italy,…
A Freewheelin’ Time is Suze Rotolo’s firsthand account of Greenwich Village in the early 1960s and her relationship with Bob Dylan. Rotolo grew up during…
Thousands of stonecutters emigrated from northern Italy to Barre, Vermont, the “Granite Capital of the World.” These scalpellini carved impressive sculptures that still grace public…
A 2006 Eisner Award-nominee for “Best Graphic Album: Reprint,” Feast of the Seven Fishes is a hardcover collection of the online strip serialized in 2004-2005…
Mario B. Mignone (Stony Brook University) Based on his book Italy Today: Facing the Challenges of the New Millennium (Peter Lang, 2007), Mario Mignone will…